HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › Mockingbird
Back to search

Mockingbird

Noun CEFR C1
ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd

Definitions

  1. Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
  2. Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).
    archaic

Equivalents

16 more languages

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See all C1 English words →

See also

Mockingly mockingness mockingstock Mockinya mockito Mockler

Learn this word in context

See Mockingbird used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free